D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Confuse

/kən-fyo͞oz'/ · Con·fuse · IPA /kənˈfjuːz/
01 a. Mixed; confounded.
  1. 1.
    Mixed; confounded.[Obs.]
02 v. t. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse a…
imp. & p. p. Confused; p. pr. & vb. n. Confusing
  1. 1.
    To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.
    “A universal hubbub wild Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.” Milton.
  2. 2.
    To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession.
    “Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse A life that leads melodious days.” Tennyson.
    Confused and sadly she at length replied.” Pope.